2023 News Archives

Parmjit Bains: UBC Alumni Award of Distinction

To build a successful business from the ground up takes fortitude to face challenges and a sharp instinct to see an opportunity on the horizon and act on it – something Parm Bains (BSc Agr 1979) has done for the last 34 years in the Fraser Valley.

Photo credit: Edward Chang from V. Saran Photo.

Shaping Policy Around Animal Welfare

From a very young age, Erin’s love for animals influenced her career ambitions. Erin advocates strongly for the rights of animals as relations, rather than mere resources. She moved from Kamloops to Vancouver to pursue her undergraduate degree in Applied Animal Biology at LFS. While studying...

Bringing voices together for World Food Day in Vancouver

We gathered in downtown Vancouver on Oct. 16 to mark World Food Day with people who are involved in improving our local and global food systems.

Weaving Relations: Applying Indigenous Design and Engagement to Your Work

On October 4, join a Community Engagement Network (CEN) session on applying Indigenous design and engagement to your work.

Flavour of the Month: Coconut Smoothie

We asked Della Hamzah, our LFS Dean's Office Communications Assistant what her favourite back to school food and drink was: a coconut smoothie!

Intergenerational March to commemorate Orange Shirt Day

Join Land and Food Systems and Applied Science on September 30 for an intergenerational march to commemorate Orange Shirt Day (OSD).

All-Day Sacred Fire Ceremony at the xʷcı̓cəsəm Garden at UBC Farm

The xʷc̓ic̓əsəm Garden, First Nations House of Learning, Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre, and the Indigenous Land-Based Health, Wellness, and Education Research Cluster invite you to an All-Day Sacred Fire Ceremony at xʷci̓cəsəm Garden at UBC Farm.

PhD profile: Sasha Pollet, Soil Science

Soil Science student Sasha Pollet wins the Warkentin Prize, which recognizes a young scientist who publishes a referred article or graduate thesis.

Bird’s-eye view of soil science challenges

Meet Dr. Jude Odhiambo (PhD Soil Science, 1998, who has taken a close look at soils around the world – from the Fraser Valley to his current work location in South Africa.

LFS researchers awarded funding from CFI’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund

Congratulations to four LFS researchers on receiving funding from CFI's John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF).

LFS researchers awarded 2023 NSERC Discovery Grants

Congratulations to four LFS researchers on receiving NSERC Discovery research grants.

Flavour of the Month: Boba Green Milk Tea

Editing Human Genetics? Gene Engineering Research at Stanford

Janella Schwab is an alumna of the Applied Biology program and is now pursuing a PhD in Bioengineering at Stanford University. Janella speaks about the unconventional route she took in LFS, and how it led her to discover the world of bioengineering.

Advancing Livestock Health in Ghana: Veterinarians Without Borders

Marley Blok is an alumna of the Applied Biology program and currently volunteers with Veterinarians Without Borders in their Volunteers Engaged in Gender-Responsive Technical Solutions Program, or VETS for short. Working with local Ghanaian organizations, Blok's goal is to create sustainable socioeconomic change in rural communities through improving health in animal production systems.

Early Career Investigator Award

Dr. Tianxi Yang wins an Applied Sciences Early Career Investigator Award for her research that brings high-tech analysis and tools to agri-food.

Student Spotlight: Jennifer Appiah

Meet Jennifer Appiah, our student spotlight! Jennifer is a 2022 recipient of the Freybe Award in Nutrition and Dietetics and is currently completing her first year as part of UBC’s Master of Nutrition and Dietetics’ first ever cohort.

Identifying Plant Stress and Insect Damage in Greenhouses

Meet Daniel Bateson, an APBI alumni who works in horticulture.

In Memoriam: Margaret Arcus

It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Professor Emerita Dr. Margaret Arcus on June 27, 2023.

Congratulations to the Class of 2023!

Cheers to the Class of 2023! Congratulations on all your hard work and accomplishments - we know it's only the beginning!

UBC launches training course on Indigenous understanding for faculty and staff

A new course to set a baseline understanding of Indigenous matters among UBC faculty and staff is officially launching on National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21).